Education
Board of Education to discuss Common Core
by James Call - 1 day ago - +
The Week Ahead for June 17 to June 21, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 1 day ago - +
Scott signs off on change to teacher evaluations
by James Call - 4 days ago - +
Week in Review for June 14, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 4 days ago - +
Scott not changing mind on tuition
by James Call - 5 days ago - +
UF, FSU get special designation, more money
by James Call - 1 week ago - +
Bennett: FCAT results unacceptable
by James Call - 1 week ago - +
The Week Ahead for May 28 to May 31
by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +
3rd-grade FCAT reading and math scores remain flat
by James Call - 3 weeks ago - +
The Week in Review for May 17, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +
State settles contract dispute with tech company over website
by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +
Scott signs budget but vetoes $368 million in spending first
by Gray Rohrer - 4 weeks ago - +
The Week in Review for May 17, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 4 weeks ago - +
Embattled FAU president resigns
by James Call - 4 weeks ago - +
College presidents' pay varies widely
by James Call - 5 weeks ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Education
by LobbyTools - 6 weeks ago - +
Teachers, state workers get pay boost in $74.5 budget passed on final day of session
by Gray Rohrer - 6 weeks ago - +
Senate opens digital learning to out-of-state companies
by James Call - 6 weeks ago - +
LobbyTools is seeking talent
by LobbyTools - 6 weeks ago - +
Teachers can get raises earlier
by James Call - 6 weeks ago - +
2013 Session Summaries
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The governor's Chief Inspector General's Office starts its search for an inspector general for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. this week, DEP meets to consider rule development for petroleum cleanup sites, and a forum will be held in Jacksonville on the Silver Springs and the St. Johns River.
This week we learned that Gov. Scott used an incentive deal made prior to a trade mission to justify such trips, that the state and Amazon are talking again about the online retailer setting up Florida facilities and that Scott signed a bill to speed up death penalty cases.
The governor said Thursday that he thought school cost too much when he was a student and repeated his opposition to an inflation-adjusted 1.7 percent tuition increase. Problem is that the boost is mandated by a 2007 law.
A 3 percent tuition hike and a slew of local projects falls victim to Gov. Rick Scott's veto pen as he highlights an increase in education spending and positive jobs numbers.
The university posted a statement on its website announcing Mary Jane Saunders' decision to quit. The Boca Raton school has made news during the past year because of unconventional comments by faculty and a decision to name the football stadium after a prison company.